On my 2010 iMac i7 running High Sierra 10.13.3, from clicking on the manual till the full 438 document loads:

Chrome: 2 seconds

FireFox: 10 seconds

Safari: 12 seconds

Once you have done it the first time, subsequent attempts will load faster due to browser caching. Chrome is now under 2 seconds while Safari and FireFox are 3–4.

I like downloading a pdf manual and exporting it to my iPad or have it displayed on one of my monitors when trying to figure something out. I dislike accessing Help files from inside an application.


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